Chapter 203 Playing the Victim
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Spring comes late in Ganzhou.
It wasn't until March that the greenery began to appear, and it wasn't until April that it got hot.
At this time, people completely changed out of their cotton-padded clothes and put on spring clothes.
Ye Wan also officially got busy with the tasks assigned by King Jing, taking out the potatoes that had been left on the estate as seeds to sort through.
Of course, she couldn't handle these things alone, so they sent others along.
One was named Jiao Zhang, and the other was named Shen Pi. Both of them were sent by Prince Jing to serve as Ye Wan's henchmen.
The two of them did not show up when Ye Wan arrived on the first day.
He did not appear for the next two days.
Ye Wan acted as if she didn't know the two of them were there, busy with her own things, while Er Ya came running over excitedly.
"Mother, I heard that Prince Jing took Lady Lin with him when he left. Lady Lin is really favored."
Er Ya looked on with envy.
This is a favored concubine.
"This has nothing to do with us. Try not to gossip in the future." Ye Wan touched Er Ya's face.
"I know, Mom, I'm not stupid." Er Ya said, then belatedly jumped up. "Mom, did you have dirt on your hands that you smeared on my face?"
"Am I that kind of person?" Ye Wan rubbed her fingers guiltily.
Er Ya thought to herself, "You are it."
"Didn't Sanya come with you? Where is she?" Erya looked left and right but couldn't find Sanya.
"Isn't that right?"
A boy carrying a rattan ball ran over from a distance.
When she got close, Er Ya recognized her and immediately took a step back. "San Ya, why have you turned into a tomboy?"
"It's more convenient to wear this, and I can also protect Mom." Sanya was covered in sweat from running, and kicked the ball on the ground and picked it up.
"Second sister, what brings you here? Didn't you say you didn't want to come, saying it was all dusty?"
"I came to see you. Come on, hurry back with me. You haven't practiced your calligraphy yet. If you don't go back soon, your older sister will scold us."
Er Ya pulled San Ya along, and said to Ye Wan, "Mother, we're going back now."
They have to practice calligraphy every day now. Her and Sanya's handwriting is like scribbles, barely legible, and their eldest sister always criticizes them for it.
"Understood, let Little Horse go with you."
Ye Wan asked the horse driver to take the two of them back.
As soon as Er Ya and San Ya left the village, a hesitant woman was waiting for them. Upon seeing the two of them, she immediately ran over.
"Sanya, this is mugwort paste that your mother made. Try it, it's delicious."
As Jiang Lian'er spoke, she opened the basket she was carrying, which contained some things that were greenish-black.
Sanya shook her head, "I won't eat."
Her mother would also make it for her, but she didn't say it out loud.
Jiang Lian'er wiped away her tears, stammering pitifully, "San Ya, I know you resent me, and you probably couldn't accept me at first. Could you please accept what I made to make me feel a little better?"
Her clothes were tattered, and she had some injuries on her face, making her look like a pitiful woman.
"After Sanya left, what was she talking about with strangers?"
Er Ya grabbed San Ya, snorted coldly, and was about to leave.
As a result, a burly man arrived and began to curse at Jiang Lian'er upon seeing her.
"You damned woman, you're back here again in no time? Get your ass home and cook for me! Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death!"
Jiang Lian'er glanced at Sanya fearfully, "Hu San, can you go home first? I'm going back now. Don't say anything in front of the child."
Hu San looked at Er Ya and said, "Oh, so this is the daughter you gave birth to? She's so grown up, wearing gold and silver. You can tell she's living a good life. Don't you feel sorry for your own mother? We can't even afford to eat in our family."
The second daughter's jewelry was exquisite, and she was wearing new clothes and embroidered shoes, clearly indicating that she was raised in wealth.
Hu San looked at Er Ya with shining eyes, thinking that she was a money tree.
If any of these things were to fall, it would be enough for him to drink and eat meat.
As for Sanya, who was dressed like a tomboy next to her, no one recognized her as a daughter.
"Pah, she's not my mother. She should look in the mirror and see if she's even worthy of me."
"Come on, stop looking!"
Er Ya pulled San Ya and quickly got into the carriage.
Hu San took two steps, but stopped when he saw the coachman raise his whip.
Turning his head, he angrily questioned Jiang Lian'er, "Didn't you say that if I said these words, she would sympathize with you as her mother? How come she was dressed in gold and silver and rode away in a carriage, completely ignoring you? You damned woman, you lied to me again!"
Jiang Lian'er tidied her hair; the hesitation from before was gone.
"You've mistaken me for someone else. The younger one next to me is my daughter."
That Er Ya is really annoying. If Er Ya didn't have anyone else, maybe San Ya would have accepted her.
"Huh? Isn't that a kid over there?"
After Hu San finished speaking, he looked Jiang Lian'er up and down. "That's right, someone like you couldn't possibly have such a noble daughter. What are we going to do now? You've made me come all this way for nothing?"
"What's the rush? This is just the beginning. My life as a mother has been so hard, my daughter will feel sorry for me sooner or later."
Jiang Lian'er picked up her basket, swayed her hips, and walked away.
Hu San stroked his chin and leered as he chased after them.
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"Don't let yourself be fooled. Look at them, they're just trying to take advantage of you. Do you understand?"
Back home, Er Ya tried to brainwash San Ya, telling her not to be fooled by Jiang Lian'er.
"Alright, Er Ya, stop talking." Daya interrupted Er Ya's incessant chatter.
Er Ya retorted, "Big sister, I know you're the most soft-hearted and feel sorry for that woman, but can you be soft-hearted in this kind of situation? If she's taken back, what will San Ya do with a mother like that in the future?"
She never liked Jiang Lian'er from the beginning. She was always crying and whining, and she would steal food. She even ran away after giving birth to Sanya.
Now that Sanya has grown up, her father is capable, and the family is doing well, she wants to come back and be her mother again. Where would such a good thing come from?
"What to do? Just deal with it." Sanya didn't even lift her eyelids.
What does she mean?
Er Ya was stunned for a moment, then immediately exploded.
"Pfft... Look, she doesn't even care about it herself, but she's made you so angry." Da Ya laughed.
"Hmph, that brat, all she does is go against me." Er Ya slapped San Ya.
Sanya ran away immediately.
Daya looked at Erya and asked, "Erya, what would you do if your parents came early one day?"
Er Ya, with her delicate fingers raised, said in a slightly shrill voice, "They sold me off back then and never thought of acknowledging me. Who knows where I am now? I don't care. Even if they come looking for me, I won't acknowledge them."
Looking at her two younger sisters, Daya smiled.
"Big sister, you only talk about us, what about you?" Er Ya looked at Da Ya.
“My parents died long ago, they won’t come looking for me.”
Daya picked up her pen and started practicing calligraphy again.
There was a thick stack of papers on the table, and the words on them were becoming more and more powerful.
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